Improvement in washing-machines



1. E. ANDERSON. Washing-Machines.

Patehtedlunel7,1873.

W WMMW I 0a radar 6 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. ANDERSON, OF BOILING SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,992, dated J une17, 1873 application filed 7 March 12,1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. ANDERSON, residing in Boiling Springs, inthe county of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Washing-Machines, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the annexeddrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a longitudinalvertical section, of my improved washin g-machine.

Corresponding letters are used in the designation of corresponding partsin both figures.

The nature of this invention consists of combining with a shoe orrubber, having-a single or compound rubbing-surface, a water feedingdevice, composed of an inclined board or strip hinged or otherwiseattached to vertical bars secured to the inner sides of the rubber;and,further, of the combination of the above elements with one or morepivoted or yielding rubbers, disposed in the end or ends of thecontaining-vessel, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will proceed todescribe it. i

The containing-vessel A, which is preferably of an oblong or rectangularshape, and mounted upon suitable legs, is supplied in its sides near theupper edges of the latter with elongated slots a, the ofiice of whichwill be referred to hereinafter. The shifting shoe B, in the presentinstance, is constructed with a compound or double-concaverubbing-surface, consisting of two series of stationary rolls or bars,slightly separated for the passage of water between them, and adjustedto and between two uprights or boards, so as to conform to the concaveor curved surfaces with which the said boards are supplied, and standingback to back, as shown in the drawing. This construction enables'twodistinct washings to be performed at once; consequently, it the shoe hassimply a single concave rubbingsurface, the object of my invention willstill be carried out. The rolls are held separated from one another bymetallic rings, embracing them, and the boards which receive the saidrolls are supplied upon the lower edges with fiat springs or frictionalrollers. G 0 refer to the device for feeding or supplying the water tothe rubbing-surfaces of the shifting shoe as it is passed back andforth, and it is composed of two uprights, suitably attached to theinner sides of the boards of the shoe, but not reaching down to thelower edges thereof, and of two boards, or of one when only onerubbing-surface is imparted to the shoe, which are set in an inclinedposition and fastened or hinged or pivoted to the correspondinglyshapedsurfaces or edges of the said uprights. (See Fig. 2.)

It will be here observed that the other ad vantages arising from thisconstruction of the shifting shoe are, the length of its pitch and ofits rubbing-surfaces can be increased, and the containing-vessel be ofthe shortest size possible wherein the amount of water to be used can belessened.

To the top of the shoe B is fitted a cap or board, 11, passing throughthe elongated slots at of the containing-vessel, and receiving thehooked ends of the pitmen D, suitably connected to levers or handles DD, fastened to an axis having its bearings in appendages attached to thesaid vessel, or pivoted upon an axis fastened to the vessel, as in thedrawing. Through this mechanism the shoe is worked, or shifted back andforth to perform the washing of the articles. E E refer to two otherrubbing devices, one hinged or pivoted inonc end ofthe'containing-vessel, and the other in the opposite end thereof, andconsisting of frames, whose front portions are supplied with a series ofangular bars or slats to assist in rubbing the articles to be washed,and the lower portions, with beveled .surfaces, enveloped or encircledby some anti-frictional material, and which run upon the shifting shoeas it moves back and forth, so as to assist the latter in theperformance of its work. Adjusted to the lower side of the vessel A,beneath an opening cut in the bottom thereof, is a trough or receptacle,F, with a discharge orifice, and for the purpose of receiving orconducting the sediments, dirt, 850., from the vessel.

Other receptacles are fastened to the ends of the vessel A.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters her or rubbers E E,substantially as and for the Patent, ispurpose set forth.

1. In combination with the rubber or shoe In testimony whereof I havehereunto sign- B, with one or more rubbing-surfaces, the ed my name this28th day of February, 1873, watenfeeding device G O, composed of ininpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

clincd boards or strips, preferably hinged to JOHN E. ANDERSON. verticalbars secured to the inner sides of the Witnesses: rubber, substantiallyas shown and set forth. EDGAR L. SHRYOOK,

2. The combination of the elements of the HETTIE B. SHRYOOK, above claimwith the pivoted or yielding rub- JNO. JACOBS.

